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5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion

Vermont rates for HCPCS J7042

5% Dextrose/Normal Saline (500 Ml = 1 Unit)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does 5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion cost?

$1.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.29 from a physician practice, and about $1.58 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.29$1.29 to $1.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.58$1.58 to $1.58

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1.0$2.0facility $2professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.41

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Utah than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $1.32 · 44th of 51
UT $14.79AL $1.29

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.